Purchasing Management Association of Cleveland Seminar

THE 2006 PURCHASING EDUCATORS’ BOOTCAMP:

The Best Lessons We Ever Learned About Purchasing

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 * 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

John Carroll University (Dolan Center for Science and Technology - Room 202)

SPEND A DAY WITH US AND HAVE A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE!

8:00 to 8:30 Registration

8:30 to 9:15 War Stories With A Bang – Keep Your Gunpowder Dry, Price of Success, Doing Things Backwards,

Crazy Fridays, and Kicking the Tires

(Dr. Brad Hull, Assistant Professor, John Carroll University)

9:15 to 10:00 Nine Purchasing Parables – Moral or Ethical Practices

(Bob Janson, C.P.M., Senior Consultant Ret., Ernst and Young)

10:00 to 10:15 Break

10:15 to 11:00 Price/Cost Analysis -- Finding the Target

(Dr. Dick Pinkerton, C.P.M., Professor Emeritus, California State University, Fresno)

11:00 to 11:45 Managing Your Supply Base – It’s A Small World

(Sheila Petcavage, C.P.M, Associate Professor, Cuyahoga Community College)

11:45 to 12:30 Lunch

12:30 to 1:15 Faculty Panel Discussion:

The Effects of Globalization on the Supply Chain

1:15 to 2:00 Witches Brew – The Law, Quality, Inventory, Cash Discounts and Negotiations

(Dr. Ken Killen, C.P. M., Professor Emeritus, Cuyahoga Community College Ret)

2:00 to 2:15 Break

2:15 to 3:00 Purchasing Freight – It’s Importance, Buyer’s Check List

How to Avoid Costly Mistakes, Freight Games People Play

(Joe Shannon, Adjunct Professor CCC and President of Profit Or Savings Enterprise)

3:00 to 3:45 Lean Business Practices – How to Really Cut Cost

(Dr. Ken Killen, C.P.M., Professor Emeritus, Cuyahoga Community College Ret)

3:45 to 4:30 Faculty Panel: Audience Questions and Final Remarks

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Purchasing Management Association of Cleveland Register online, e-mail, fax or mail

P.O. Box 361777 Deadline: Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Cleveland, OH 44136-1777 Phone: 216.521.6276 * Fax: 216.255.6730

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Cost: $179 Members * Lunch Included * $209 Non Members

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